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Virgo HEALTH hails success of apprentice scheme

October 12, 2012
Medical Communications Virgo HEALTH, comms

Healthcare communications agency Virgo HEALTH says its participation in a new apprenticeship scheme has been a success. The agency has …

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Chat rooms used to check drug safety

October 12, 2012
Medical Communications Chat rooms, pharmacovigilance

Social media chatter on blogs, tweets and online forums is to be analysed to see whether such comments can help …

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India’s clinical trials hit by ethical concerns

October 12, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing India, Lunt, clinical trials

India’s clinical trials industry is facing a crisis because of growing concerns about unethical or illegal practices in the sector. …

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BIA welcomes appointment of UK MEP

October 12, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, Glenis Willmott

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) has said it welcomes the appointment of UK MEP Glenis Willmott as the rapporteur for the …

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Publicis Life Brands Medicus appoints managing director

October 12, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Adrian Sansone, publicis

The Publicis Healthcare Communications Group (PHCG) has appointed Adrian Sansone as managing director, Publicis Life Brands Medicus (PLBM). PLBM is …

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Novasep invest €30m in ‘world’s largest chromatography plant’

October 11, 2012
Manufacturing and Production API, Novasep

French purification specialist Novasep has said it plans to invest €30 million in a new plant at its site in …

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GSK signs TB vaccine agreement

October 11, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aeras, GSK, TB

GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines has signed a deal with US not-for-profit biotech Aeras to develop a new vaccine which will treat tuberculosis …

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RSA announces three appointments to its global team

October 11, 2012
François Martin, Jana Kurtova, Naja Kjeldsen, rsa

Life sciences executive search and interim management specialists RSA has announced three new appointments. Dr François Martin (pictured) has been …

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Government showcases dementia research

October 11, 2012
Sales and Marketing Cameron, DH, UK, dementia

The government is attempting to encourage international organisations to help the UK’s efforts to find better treatments for dementia. An …

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Targacept cuts over a third of its staff

October 10, 2012
Research and Development

Targacept is to make 38% of its staff redundant and cease laboratory operations by the end of the year as …

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Hunt prioritises elderly and cancer

October 10, 2012
Sales and Marketing

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday put the care of the elderly at the centre of his vision for public health …

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AZ licences renal disease compound

October 9, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ardelyx, AstraZeneca, NHE3

AstraZeneca has signed an agreement giving it worldwide exclusive rights to California-based Ardelyx’s NHE3 inhibitor programme targeting liver and kidney …

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Catalent and Parexel forge partnership

October 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Catalent, Parexel

Catalent Pharma Solutions has formed an alliance with Parexel in a further boost to its aspirations in clinical trial material …

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Novasep announces changes at the top

October 9, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Novasep, Patrick Glaser, Roger-Marc Nicoud, manufacturing

Novasep has announced the appointment of Roger-Marc Nicoud, founder and chief executive, as non-executive chairman of the Board. The manufacturing …

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DSM joins forces with Almac for biocatalysis

October 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Almac, DSM

DSM Pharmaceutical Products has teamed up with Almac to offer biocatalysis services to customers in the drug industry. By working …

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Olympus Biotech launches CMO services

October 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production CMO, Japan, Olympus

US-based Olympus Biotech has launched a contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) operation to complement its current focus on regenerative medicines. The …

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Dr Reddy’s grows UK manufacturing base

October 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production CPS, Dow Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Mirfield

India’s Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has said it plans to increase its manufacturing operations in the UK with a round of …

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Scotland ‘no’ to Avastin

October 9, 2012
Sales and Marketing NICE, Roche, Scotland, avastin

Roche has slammed the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)’s decision not to recommend Avastin for women with advanced ovarian cancer in …

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Digital Pharma: what should we talk about?

October 8, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Facebook, Pfizer, digital pharma, social media, twiiter

The received wisdom today among the ‘digirati’ is that the pharmaceutical industry must join in the online conversation, and to …

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Takeda to buy LigoCyte for $60 million

October 8, 2012
Sales and Marketing LigoCyte, Takeda, norovirus

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is to pay $60 million upfront to buy private US biopharma firm LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals in the next …

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